Slievenamon Songtext
von Paddy Reilly

Alone, all alone
By the wave-washed strand
Alone in a crowded hall

The hall it is gay
And the waves they are grand
But my heart is not here at all

It flies far away
By night and by day
To the times and the joys that are gone
And I never will forget
The sweet maid that I met
In the valley near Slievemore

It was not the grace
Of her queenly air
Nor her cheek of the rose′s glow


Nor her soft black eyes
Or her flowing hair
Nor was it her lily white brow
'Twas the soul of truth
And the melting ruth
And the smile like a summer′s dawn

That stole my heart away
On a soft summer day
In the valley near Slievemore

In the festive hall
By the star-washed shore
Ever my restless spirit cries
My love, oh my love
Shall I ne'er see you more
And my land will you never uprise
By night and by day

I ever, ever pray
While lonely my life flows on
To see our flag unfurled
And my true love to enfold
In the valley near Slievemore

In the valley near Slievemore